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Sharon Nazarian Isn’t Done Fighting Antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Sharon Nazarian, a prominent Iranian American Jewish voice, continues her battle against antisemitism as a vice chair of the Anti-Defamation League's national board. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti Defamation LeagueJewish SafetyHolocaust MemoryCharlottesvilleJewish Community AdvocacyJews In IranSharon NazarianIranian American JewsYounes & Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation

Places mentioned

Los Angeles, California, United States
"As the Los Angeles resident and mother of three grown children put it: We always say it starts with the Jews, but it doesnt end with the Jews."
Israel
"The foundation also runs a regional office in Israel."
Iran
"Those men with the tiki torches, saying Jews will not replace us, brought up the same fear and trauma of being part of a Jewish family in a very small minority and vulnerable community."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"Watching that horrific Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, an image came to me from my childhood in Iran, where I saw the annual ritual in Shiite communities of commemorating the death of the Prophet Muhammad by self-flagellation."

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